Nate Burleson to visit Dolphins

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Apr 3, 2014

The Dolphins will host free-agent wide receiver Nate Burleson on Thursday, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com. Detroit Lions veteran Nate Burleson is scheduled to visit the Browns on Saturday, according to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports. Nate Burleson got u… (more)sed to cold winters while spending the last four years as a member of the Lions, but he may be able to leave the heavy winter gear at home in 2014. The Dolphins have shown no intention of standing pat as the bargain-hunting portion of free agency is well underway and to prove it, beyond the signing of Jason Fox on Wednesday, the team is brining in veteran receiver Nate Burleson today, per sources. Beyond his on-field contributions, Burleson could help mentor Josh Gordon, a role he filled in Detroit with Calvin Johnson.The Browns had hoped Davone Bess would provide similar leadership, but his off-field troubles led to his release last month. On the surface, he makes more sense in Cleveland, as the Dolphins are deeper at wide receiver. He obviously could be a good experienced backup as a No. 5 wide receiver to guard against Hartline or Gibson not being fully recovered from last year's knee injuries.